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Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula
3 June 2026
One of South Africa’s oldest Towns and Naval base is Simon's Town, sometimes spelled Simonstown. Simon’s Town is a very ...
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Cape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
27 May 2026
Cape Town Civic Centre is very near the Waterfront and new Hotels and businesses. Local and international buyers are sna...
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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape
26 May 2026
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality includes Port Elizabeth now Gqeberha; Uitenhage; Despatch and Colchester.
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Hout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
18 May 2026
Houtbaai (Wood Bay) was named by the Dutch settlers while they explored the bay behind Table Mountain.
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Alexander Bay, Namaqualand
13 May 2026
Alexander Bay has something of an illustrious History. It was in the thick of the ‘diamond rush’ that gripped this part ...
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Kwazulu Natal Province
23 April 2026
KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal South African province, is known for its beaches, mountains and savannah populated by big game....
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Saldanha Bay
9 April 2026
Saldanha is a seaside village that lies in the northern most corner of Saldanha bay - the largest and deepest natural ba...
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Richards Bay
9 April 2026
Richards Bay had a temporary Harbour during the Anglo Boer War of 1879. Richards Bay was named after British naval Comma...
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Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
9 April 2026
Durban is South Africa’s third-largest City and one of the fastest-growing urban Areas in the World. Construction work o...
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Walvis Bay, Namibia
31 March 2026
The Port of Walvis Bay is strategically located halfway down Namibia’s coast and provides an easy and fast shipping rout...
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Durban Harbour and Port
28 March 2026
South Africa’s iconic polar research vessel, the SA Agulhas, has set sail from Durban harbour on what is likely her fina...
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Luderitz, Namibia
17 March 2026
Luderitz is a quaint harbour town on the Atlantic Coast in Namibia. It boasts German history, art-deco architecture and ...
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Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
17 February 2026
It started off with a small Jetty, built by Jan van Riebeeck in 1654 as part of his task to establish a Refreshment Stat...
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KuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
9 February 2026
East London, Afrikaans Oos-Londen, port city, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo R...
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Hermanus
6 February 2026
Visit Hermanus, a Seaside Town, South East of Cape Town, in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. It's known as a: 'Whal...
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Kalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
26 January 2026
The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the...
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Yzerfontein
20 November 2025
Yzerfontein is considered the ‘Pearl‘ of the West Coast. Yzerfontein, a hidden gem which is only, a pleasant one hour dr...
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West Coast National Park, Saldanha Bay
23 June 2025
The West Coast National Park is situated just inland of Saldanha Bay and its secluded harbour. The exquisite Langebaan L...
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Gordons Bay, Cape Province
21 February 2025
Gordons Bay is a picturesque coastal village, nestled at the foot of the Hottentots Holland Mountains and the False Bay ...
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Langebaan, West Coast
3 February 2025
Known as the Jewel of the West Coast, Langebaan enjoys almost year-round sunshine and boasts azure waters and unsurpasse...
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Paarden Eiland
13 December 2024
Construction of the Marine Drive was started by the Cape Town Municipality in 1916. This was very different to the Marin...
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Lambert's Bay
9 September 2024
Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfi...
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Lamu, Kenya
11 July 2024
Lamu Island is a Port, City, and Island just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately, 150 miles from Mo...
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Hangberg, Hout Bay
30 May 2024
Hangberg is an Area in Hout Bay, Cape Town. It is situated on the Mountain slopes between Hout Bay Harbour and The Senti...
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Algoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
17 August 2023
Old name for Algoa Bay was Angra da Roca named in 1488, by Bartolomeu Dias when he was the first European to land there....
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Port Natal Maritime Museum
13 July 2023
This museum is a tribute to Durban's seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. ...
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Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa- (MOCCA)
25 August 2022
Housed in what was once Cape Town’s tallest building is the newly unveiled Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeit...
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Clocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
25 September 2020
The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower is an icon of the old Cape Town Harbour. It was declared a National Monument unde...
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Annabella Sandbank, Durban Port
8 June 2020
Sandbank at the entrance to Natal Bay, Durban. Previously known as 'Lee Bank', it took its name from the barque, 'Annabe...
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Algoa Park, Suburb of Port Elizabeth
8 May 2020
Suburb of Port Elizabeth about 6 km North of City Hall. Established in 1956. It takes its name from Algoa Bay, the Bay w...
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Akkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
28 April 2020
The ‘Mauritius’ was one of the sea vessels, sent from the Netherlands, to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was ca...
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Laaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
16 March 2020
Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the West side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name deriv...
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Buffalo River, East London
6 February 2020
Visitors flying into the city will cross the Buffalo River on their trip into the city from the East London Airport. Ho...